User manual PHILIPS 21GR2150

[. . . ] 4 Other settings on the INSTALLATION menu . 10 ß Recycling The materials used in your set are either reusable or can be recycled. To minimise environmental waste, specialist companies collect used appliances and dismantle them after retrieving any materials that can be used again (ask your dealer for further details). 1 Installing your television set æ Positioning the television set Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, leaving a space of at least 5 cm around the appliance. To avoid accidents, do not put anything on the set such as a cloth or cover, a container full of liquid (vase) or a heat source (lamp). The set must not be exposed to water. Â Connections · Insert the aerial plug into the M socket at the rear of the set. [. . . ] · EXTERNAL: press to bring up the menu. You have access to a series of names which allow you to customise the names of the external sockets. When you next select an external socket, its chosen name will be displayed for a few seconds. . ® To exit from the menus, press 4 Using other menus To adjust a menu: æ Display the menu. Â Select a setting. ê Adjust. Note: the menus disappear automatically after 30 seconds if no further adjustments are made. To exit from the menus, press (or to come back to the previous stage). Adjusting the picture Press . You can adjust: BRIGHTNESS, COLOUR, CONTRAST, SHARPNESS, TINT, CONTRAST+ and NOISE RED. . · SHARPNESS: alters the crispness of the image, · TINT: alters the colour balance. There are 3 options: COLD (blue tint), NORMAL (balanced) or WARM (red tint). · CONTRAST+: automatically adjusts the image contrast according to content (the darkest part of the image is always black). · NOISE RED. : alleviates fuzziness (snowy picture). This setting is useful when reception is difficult. Adjusting the sound Press . You can adjust DELTA VOL. and, for stereo models only, BALANCE, TREBLE, BASS and AVL. · DELTA VOLUME (volume difference): allows you to compensate for the volume differences between the different programmes or the EXT sockets. This setting is available for programmes 1 - 40 and the EXT sockets. · AVL (Automatic Volume Leveller): automatic volume control used to avoid sudden increases in volume, particularly when changing programme or during advertisements. Storing settings You can store your own sound and picture settings. Values are saved under PERSONAL in the Smart sound and picture controls ( and ) Note: volume and DELTA VOL. Select START TIME and enter the time at which the set is to switch on. Ú Press to put the set into standby mode. It will switch on automatically at the programmed time. If you leave the set switched on, it will merely change programmes at the set time. The set switches off automatically after 4 hours if no further commands are given. 6 The keys on the remote control Depending on the model, there are 2 different versions of the remote control. Press: Standby To obtain: To set the TV to standby mode. The red indicator lights up. To switch the set back on, press P , P or to . Brings up the previous or following programme. For direct access to programmes For a 2-digit programme number, the second digit must be entered before the dash disappears. On certain programmes, the title of the programme is displayed for a few seconds at the bottom of the screen. To view a programme which has been locked, you must enter the confidential code number (see p. [. . . ] 4). To reproduce the video recorder picture, press . Video recorder with decoder Connect the decoder to the second euroconnector on the video recorder. You can then record scrambled transmissions. Other equipment Satellite receiver, decoder, DVD, games, etc. For sets equipped with two euroconnector sockets, it is best to connect the equipment which produces RGB signals (digital decoder, DVD drives, games, etc. ) to EXT1 and the equipment which produces S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recorders) to EXT2. Depending on the model, sockets are on the front (sometimes under a flap) or on the right-hand side of the set. [. . . ]